Djibouti City vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Djibouti City	Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$584	$685
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1450	$1880
🏠 One person rent	$253	$250
🏘️ Family rent	$463	$606
🍽️ Food expenses	$222	$245
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.3	$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$435	$332
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	8	36
😀 Quality of life	36	48
🏙️ Population	604K	2.47M

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 15% less expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 7968th and 7016th ($584 vs $685) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th in Djibouti and Zambia, respectively. Check Djibouti vs Zambia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Djibouti City compared to 0.5 months in Lusaka. Djibouti City ranked 1st best city to live in Djibouti vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 7418th and 6308th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Djibouti City vs Lusaka

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	Djibouti City	Lusaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.97	$6.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.6	$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.01	$3.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$1.02
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.67	$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$243	$191
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$171	$103
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$511	$881
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$340	$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.3	$66.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.3	$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.7	$63.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.84%	21.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1458	$1988
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$900	$4865
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.9	$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.35	$12.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.16	$6.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$3.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.22	$5.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.82	$6.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.83	$2.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.99	$2.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.13	$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.31	$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.7	$42.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.68	$3.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.5	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.74	$4.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$34	$18.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.5	$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$141	$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4213	$5845

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Cities near Djibouti City

Distance	City	Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi	Obock	$553
68 km or 42 mi	Ali Sabieh	$555
101 km or 63 mi	Dikhil	$554
185 km or 115 mi	Borama	$527
240 km or 149 mi	Taiz	$514
245 km or 152 mi	Aden	$509
247 km or 153 mi	Hargeisa	$684
253 km or 157 mi	Jijiga	$671
264 km or 164 mi	Dire Dawa	$667
277 km or 172 mi	Harar	$626
286 km or 178 mi	Ibb	$504
290 km or 180 mi	Zabid	$489
356 km or 221 mi	Dhamar	$491
357 km or 222 mi	Al Hudaydah	$513
387 km or 240 mi	Dessie	$814
418 km or 259 mi	Sayyan	$491
433 km or 269 mi	Sanaa	$550
451 km or 280 mi	Mekelle	$686
561 km or 348 mi	Addis Ababa	$1103
594 km or 369 mi	Mendefera	$490
598 km or 371 mi	Sa'dah	$488
600 km or 373 mi	Massawa	$492
618 km or 384 mi	Asmara	$524
627 km or 390 mi	Bahir Dar	$799
628 km or 390 mi	Gondar	$946
664 km or 413 mi	Najran	$934
689 km or 428 mi	Keren	$491
720 km or 448 mi	Awasa	$810
726 km or 451 mi	Mukalla	$491
740 km or 460 mi	Abha	$915
818 km or 509 mi	Jimma	$590
826 km or 513 mi	Bareq	$895
846 km or 526 mi	Kassala	$988
884 km or 550 mi	El-Gadarif	$935
936 km or 582 mi	Bisha	$895
944 km or 587 mi	Baidoa	$711
958 km or 595 mi	Ad-Damazin	$827
1019 km or 633 mi	As Sulayyil	$1021
1090 km or 677 mi	Mogadishu	$719
1095 km or 680 mi	Port Sudan	$1096

Cities near Lusaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$894
209 km or 130 mi	Choma	$725
275 km or 171 mi	Ndola	$1139
289 km or 179 mi	Kitwe	$1116
297 km or 184 mi	Chinhoyi	$830
318 km or 198 mi	Mufulira	$1090
322 km or 200 mi	Chingola	$1028
370 km or 230 mi	Kadoma	$729
373 km or 232 mi	Livingstone	$670
399 km or 248 mi	Harare	$1012
411 km or 255 mi	Chitungwiza	$890
426 km or 265 mi	Lubumbashi	$1007
429 km or 267 mi	Kwekwe	$731
464 km or 288 mi	Marondera	$810
475 km or 295 mi	Mansa	$1017
478 km or 297 mi	Gweru	$761
521 km or 324 mi	Likasi	$939
529 km or 329 mi	Bulawayo	$756
574 km or 356 mi	Tete	$834
584 km or 363 mi	Masvingo	$871
605 km or 376 mi	Kolwezi	$947
611 km or 380 mi	Mutare	$662
613 km or 381 mi	Lilongwe	$582
645 km or 401 mi	Francistown	$585
658 km or 409 mi	Kasama	$1079
686 km or 426 mi	Chimoio	$953
688 km or 428 mi	Ntcheu	$515
694 km or 431 mi	Mzimba	$574
721 km or 448 mi	Blantyre	$591
729 km or 453 mi	Monkey Bay	$526
756 km or 470 mi	Zomba	$498
757 km or 471 mi	Mangochi	$516
762 km or 474 mi	Mzuzu	$534
775 km or 482 mi	Mulanje	$500
792 km or 492 mi	Serowe	$600
802 km or 499 mi	Palapye	$554
852 km or 529 mi	Beira	$1000
869 km or 540 mi	Mahalapye	$663
917 km or 570 mi	Mbeya	$433
956 km or 594 mi	Quelimane	$670